LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Statement from DGA President Michael Apted on the passing of director Ingmar Bergman:
"Bergman was the epitome of a director's director -- creating beautiful, complex and smart films that imprinted permanently into the psyche -- inspiring filmmakers all over the world to create their own movies with similar passion and brio. The true depths of his talent surfaced over a lifetime of filmmaking -- and it was for his unforgettable body of work that the DGA gave Bergman its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990."